Q-chan meets Godzilla

Sydney Olympic gold medal-winning marathon runner Naoko Takahashi shakes hands with Los Angeles Angels Hideki Matsui after throwing the honorary first pitch before the Angels' American League baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Anaheim, California, on Tuesday.

Apr. 7, 2010
08:19 pm JST

Apr. 7, 2010
09:51 pm JST

But why did she get to throw the first pitch at an American Baseball game?

the Angels want to milk the Matsui/Japan cash cow as much as possible - get a famous J-lady to throw the pitch = more publicity.

Matsui is more than just a player at the Angels, he's a toursit drawcard, as soon as he signed they were offering Disneyland/Angels packages - catch an Angels game and mickey mouse on the same trip from Japan.